Russian Air Force Order of Battle [1997] |
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| 61st Air Army [ex Military Transport Aviation: VTA] |
| | 708th Ind. Military Transport Avn Regt | Il-76 | Taganrog |
| 610th Combat Aircrew Training Center | Ivanovo |
| | 517th Military Transport Aviation Regt | Il-76 | Ivanovo |
| | U/I Military Transport Aviation Sqn | An-12 | Ivanovo |
| 3rd Military Transport Aviation Division | Krechevitsiy |
| | 103rd Military Transport Aviation Regt | Il-76 | Smolensk |
| | 110th Military Transport Aviation Regt | Il-76 | Krechevitsiy |
| | 196th Military Transport Aviation Regt | Il-76 | Tver |
| | 334th Military Transport Aviation Regt | Il-76 | Pskov |
| | U/I divisional HQ flight or sqn | An-12 | Krechevitsiy |
| 12th Military Transport Aviation Division | Krechevitsiy |
| | 8th Military Transport Aviation Regt | An-22 | Tver |
| | 81st Military Transport Aviation Regt | An-22 | Ivanovo |
| | 235th Military Transport Aviation Regt | An-12, An-124 | Ulyanovsk |
| | 566th Military Transport Aviation Regt | An-124 | Sescha |
| U/I Military Transport Aviation Division | Orenburg? |
| | 103rd Military Transport Aviation Regt | Il-76 | Orenburg |
| | 110th Military Transport Aviation Regt | An-12 | Ulan Ude |
| | 196th Military Transport Aviation Regt | An-12 | Zavitinsk |
| | 334th Military Transport Aviation Regt | An-12 | unknown |
| numerous Ind. Military Transport Aviation squadrons | various | unknown |
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| | U/I Ind. Aviation Regt | A-50 | Pechora |
| | Armavir Pilot's Higher Military Aviation School | | Armavir |
| | 218th Aviation Training Regt | MiG-23 | Salsk |
| | 627th Aviation Training Regt | L-39 | Tikhoretsk |
| | 713th Aviation Training Regt | L-39 | Armavir |
| | 761st Aviation Training Regt | MiG-23 | Maikop |
| | 762nd Aviation Training Regt | L-39 | Kholodnogorsk |
| | 163rd Ind. Aviation Training Sqn | Mi-8 | Armavir |
| 4th Combat Aircrew Training Center | Lipetsk |
| | 968th Tactics and Weapons Training Regt (760th SlAP) | fighters | Lipetsk |
| | U/I Military Transport Aviation Sqn | An-12 | Lipetsk |
| 116th Combat Aviation Training Center | Astrakhan |
| | U/I Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-23, -29 | Astrakhan |
| 148th Combat Aircrew Training Center | Savostleyka |
| | 54th Fighter Aviation Regt | Su-27,-30 | Savostleyka |
| | 786th Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-31, -25 | Pravdinsk |
| | U/I Ind. Helicopter Regt | Mi-8 | Savostleyka |
| 1080th Alrcrew Aviation Training Center | Borisoglebsk |
| | 1st Bomber Training Aviation Regt | Su-24 | Lebyazhe |
| | 976th Bomber Training Aviation Regt | Su-24 | Totskoye |
| | 160th Tactics and Weapons Training Regt | MiG-29 | Borisoglebsk |
| | 186th Ind. Shturmovik Training Regt | Su-25 | Borisoglebsk? |
| | 343rd Tactics and Weapons Training Regt | MiG-29 | Sennoy |
| | 269th Ind. Helicopter Regt | Mi-8 | Malino (Malinovka?) |
| 8th Special Purpose Aviation Division | Chkalovskiy |
| | 353rd Special Purpose Transport Aviation Regt | Various | Chkalovskiy |
| | 354th Special Purpose Transport Aviation Regt | Various | Chkalovskiy |
| | 121st Aircraft Repair Depot | Tactical aircraft | Kubinka |
| | 275th Aircraft Repair Depot | Various | Krasnodar |
| | 301st Aircraft Repair Depot | Various | Tambov |
| | 360th Aircraft Repair Depot | Bombers | Ryazan |
| | 419th Aircraft Repair Depot | Various | Gorelovo |
| | 514th Aircraft Repair Depot | PV0 fighters | Rzhev |
| | 568th Aircraft Repair Depot | ECM, Elint, ABCP, ER | Pushkin |
| | Red Star OVO Command and Electronics School | Various | Pushkin |
| | 4022nd Aircraft Storage and Destruction Base | Fighters (esp. MiG-21) | unknown |
| | 4215th Aircraft Storage and Destruction Base | MiG-23, -27, Su-17 | Dmitriyevka |
| | 6213rd Aircraft Storage and Destruction Base | Bombers | Engels |
| VVS Scientific & Technical Institute |
| | State Flight Test Center | Combat Aircraft | Akhtubinsk |
| | State Flight Test Center | Helicopters, Transports | Chakolovskaya |
| | Air Force Test Pilot School | Various | Akhtubinsk |
| | EW Test and Training Division (?) | Various | Chernaya Rechka |
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| Northern Military District |
| | U/I HQ unit | Il-22 | Levashovo |
| | 98th Ind. Recce Aviation Regt | MiG-25R, Su-24MR | Monchegorsk |
| | 202nd Ind. Mixed Aviation Regt | An-12, Mi-8 | Levashevo |
| | 227th Ind. Recce/EW Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8PPA, SMV | Apatiy |
| 239th Fighter Aviation Division | Besovets |
| | 28th Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-29 | Andreapol |
| | 159th Fighter Aviation Regt | Su-27 | Besovets |
| | Possible third fighter regiment | | inactive ?? |
| | U/I Ind. Transport Sqn | Mi-8 | Besovets |
| U/I Fighter Aviation Divisions |
| | 174th Guards Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-31, -25? | Monchegorsk |
| | 177th Fighter Aviation Regt | Su-27 | Lodeynoye |
| | 180th Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-31 | Gromovo |
| | 458th Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-31, -25 | Kotlas |
| | 470th Fighter Aviation Regt | Su-27 | Atrikanda |
| | 518th Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-31, -25 | Arkhangelsk/Talagi |
| | 941st Fighter Aviation Regt | Su-27 | Kilp-Yavr |
| 149th Bomber Aviation Division | Smurav'yevo |
| | 67th Bomber Aviation Regt | Su-24 | Siverskoye |
| | 722nd Bomber Aviation Regt | Su-24 | Smurav'yevo |
| | Possible Bomber Aviation Regt | | inactive ?? |
| | U/I Ind. Transport Sqn Mi-B Smurav'yevo |
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| Moscow Military District |
| | U/I HQ unit | Il-22 | Chkalovskiy |
| | U/I HQ unit | Il-22 | Smolensk |
| | 47th Ind. Reconnaissance Aviation Regt | Su-24MR, MIG-25R | Shatalovo |
| | 899th Ind. Shturmovik Aviation Regt | Su-25 | Buturlinovka |
| | 285th Ind. Recce/EW Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8PPA, SMV | Saransk |
| | 297th Ind. Recce/EW Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8PPA, SMV | Alabino |
| | 106th Ind. Transport Aviation Sqn | Mi-8 | Stupino |
| 237th Guards Display Center (ex? 234th Proskurovskiy Guards Regt) | Kubinka |
| | "Swifts" Fighter Aviation Squadron | MiG-29 | Kubinka |
| | "Russian Knights" Fighter Aviation Squadron | Su-27 | Kubinka |
| | "Sky Hussare" Shturmovik Aviation Squadron | Su-25 | Kubinka |
| | U/I Bomber Aviation Squadron | Su-24 | Kubinka |
| | 226th Ind. Mixed Aviation Regt | Mi-8 | Kubinka |
| 9th Fighter Aviation Division | Shaykovka |
| | 14th Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-29 | Zherdevka |
| | 73rd Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-29 | Shaykovka |
| | 871st Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-29 | Smolensk |
| U/I Fighter Aviation Division |
| | 153rd Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-31 | Morshansk |
| | 472nd Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-23 | Kurst |
| | 611th Fighter Aviation Regt | Su-27 | Dorokhovo |
| | 790th Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-25?, -31 | Khotilovo |
| 195th Bomber Aviation Division | Voronezh |
| | 20th Bomber Aviation Regt | Su-24 | Kamenka |
| | 164th Guards Bomber [Recce?] Aviation Regt | Su-24, MiG-25? | Shatalovo |
| | 455th Bomber Aviation Regt | Su-24 | Voronezh |
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| Volga Military District |
| | U/I HQ unit (Volga-Ural MD & SRF) | Il-22 | Orenburg |
| | 144th Ind. Mixed Aviation Sqn | Mi-6, Mi-8 | Samara |
| Beiashov Pilots' Higher Military Aviation School |
| | U/I Aviation Training Regt | unknown | Batashov |
| | 127th Aviation Training Regt | L-39 | Ryazhk |
| | 644th Aviation Training Regt | L-39 | Michurinsk |
| | U/I Ind. Helo Transport Sqn | Mi-8 | Balashov |
| Barnaul Pilots' Higher Military Aviation School | Barnaul |
| | U/I Aviation Training Regt | L-39 | Barnaul |
| | U/I Aviation Training Regt | L-39 | unknown |
| | Probable third U/I Aviation Training Regt |
| | U/I Ind. Helo Transport Sqn | Mi-8 | Barnaul |
| Chelyabinsk Navigators' Higher Military Aviation School | Chelyabinsk |
| | U/I Aviation Training Regt | Tu-134 | Chelyabinsk |
| | U/I Aviation Training Regt | Mi-8 | Chelyabinsk |
| | Probable third U/I Aviation Training Regt |
| | U/I Ind. Helo Transport Sqn | Mi-8 | Chelyabinsk |
| Kachin Pilots' Higher Military Aviation School | Volgograd |
| | 704th Aviation Training Regt | L-39 | Kotelnikovo |
| | 706th Aviation Training Regt | L-39 | Volgograd |
| | 801st Aviation Training Regt | L-39 | Bataysk |
| | U/I Ind. Helo Transport Sqn | Mi-8 | Volgograd |
| Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School |
| | 797th Aviation Training Regt | L-39, MiG-29, Su-27 | Kuschevskaya |
| | 802nd Aviation Training Regt | L-39, Su-17, Su-25 | Krasnodar |
| | U/I Ind. Helo Transport Sqn | Mi-8 | Krasnodar |
| Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School Faculty | Yeysk |
| | U/I Aviation Training Regt | L-39, MiG-29 | Yeysk |
| Air Forces' Academy | Various (AEF & GI) | Monino |
| Air Forces' Technical Air Academy | Various (GI) | Moscow |
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| North Caucasus Military District |
| | 11th Ind. Reconnaissance Aviation Regt | Su-24MR | Marinovka |
| | 535th Ind. Mixed Aviation Regt | An-12, Mi-8 | Rostov on Don |
| | 286th Ind. Recce/EW Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8PPA, SMV | Zernograd |
| 16th 'Swirskaya' Guards Fighter Aviation Division | Milerovo |
| | 19th Guards Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-29 | Milerovo |
| | 31st Nilopolskiy' Guards Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-29 | Zernograd |
| | 960th Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-29 | Primorsko-Akhtarsk |
| U/I Fighter Aviation Division |
| | 83rd Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-31, -25 | Rostov on Don |
| | 209th Fighter Aviation Regt | Su-27 | Astrakhan |
| | 562nd Fighter Aviation Regt | Su-27 | Krymskaya |
| 10th Bomber Aviation Division | Yeysk |
| | 296th Bomber Aviation Regt | Su-24 | Marinovka |
| | 559th Bomber Aviation Regt | Su-24 | Morozovsk |
| | 959th Bomber Aviation Regt | Su-24 | Yeysk |
| | 3rd Bomber Aviation Regt | Su-24 | ?Taganrog |
| 1st Shturmovlk Aviation Division | Krasnodar |
| | 16th Shturmovik Aviation Regt | Su-25 | Taganrog |
| | 368th Shturmovik Aviation Regt | Su-25 | Budyonnovsk |
| | 461st Shturmovik Aviation Regt | Su-25 | Krasnodar |
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| Ural Military District |
| U/I Fighter Aviation Division |
| | 683rd Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-23MLD | Bobrovka |
| | 764th Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-31, -25? | Bolshesavino |
| | Possible third fighter regiment | | inactive ?? |
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| Trans Baikal Military District |
| | U/I HQ unit | Il-22 | Irkutsk |
| | U/I Ind. Reconnaissance Regt | Su-24MR, MiG-25R | Domna |
| | U/I Ind. Shturmovik Regt | Su-25 | Olovyannaya |
| | U/I Ind. Mixed Aviation Regt | An-12, An-26, Mi-8 | Chits |
| | U/I Ind. Recce/EW Helo Sqn | Mi-8PPA, SMV | unknown |
| U/I Fighter Aviation Division | unknown |
| | U/I Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-29 | Domna |
| | Possible second fighter regiment | | inactive ?? |
| | Possible third fighter regiment | | inactive ?? |
| U/I Fighter Aviation Division | Novosibirsk |
| | U/I Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-31, -25? | Omsk |
| | U/I Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-31, -25? | Kansk |
| | U/I Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-31, -25? | Novosibirsk |
| U/I Bomber Aviation Division | Nyangi |
| | U/I Bomber Aviation Regt | Su-24 | Bada |
| | U/I Bomber Aviation Regt | Su-24 | Borzya |
| | U/I Bomber Aviation Regt | Su-24 | Nyangi |
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| Far Eastern Military District |
| | U/I HQ unit | Il-22 | Omsk |
| | U/I Ind. Recce Regt | Su-24MR, MiG-25R | unknown |
| | 18th? (13th?) Ind. Shturmovik Aviation Regt | Su-25 | Galenki (Galinonki?) | |
| | U/I Ind. Mixed Aviation Regt | An-12, An-26, Mi-8 | Khabarovsk |
| | U/I Ind. Recce/EW Helo Sqn | Mi-8PPA, SMV | unknown |
| U/I Fighter Aviation Division | unknown |
| | U/I Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-29 | unknown |
| | Possible second fighter regiment | MiG-23MLD? | inactive ?? |
| | Possible third fighter regiment | MiG-23MLD? | inactive ?? |
| U/I Fighter Aviation Divisions |
| | 47th Fighter Aviation Regt | Su-27 | Zolotaya Dolina |
| | 308th Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-23MLD? | Sovetskaya Gavan |
| | U/I Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-23MLD? | Khabarovsk |
| | U/I Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-31, -25 | Komsomolsk on Amur |
| | U/I Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-31, -25 | Petropavlovsk |
| | U/I Fighter Aviation Regt | MiG-23, -29? | Yelizovo |
| U/I Bomber Aviation Division | unknown |
| | U/I Bomber Aviation Regt | Su-24 | Komsomolsk on Amur |
| | U/I Bomber Aviation Regt | Su-24 | Verino |
| | U/I Bomber Aviation Regt | Su-24 | unknown |
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| 344th Aircrew Combat Training Center | Totskoye |
| | 5057 Aviation Base | Mi-24 (Special Duties) | Totskoye |
| | 361st Helicopter Training and Test Regt | Mi-24 | Totskoye |
| | 696th Helicopter Training and Test Regt | Mi-8, 8, -24, -26 | Totskoye |
| | 2881sf Reserve Helicopter Base | (storage) Various | Totskoye |
| | 113th Ind. Mixed Aviation Sqn | Mi-8, -24 (Spec. Duties) | Kaluga |
| | 377th Ind. Mixed Aviation Sqn | Mi-8 | Vologda |
| 11th Ind. Army Kaliningrad |
| | 288th Ind. Helicopter Regt | Mi-2, -B, -24 | Nivenskoye |
| Operations Group Transdnestril | Tiraspol |
| | 36th Ind. Helicopter Sqn | Mi-2, -8, -24 | Tiraspol |
| Russian Group of Forces Transcaucasus | Tbilisi |
| | 311th Ind. Helicopter Sqn | Mi-24 | Vaziani |
| Airborne Forces |
| | 58th Ind. Military Transport Sgn | An-2, Mi-8 | Ryazan |
| | 283rd Ind. Military Transport Sqn | An-2, Mi-8 | Podolsk |
| 7th Airborne Division | Novorossiysk |
| | 185th Ind. Military Transport Sqn | An-2, Mi-8 | Krymskaya |
| 76th Airborne Division | Pskov |
| | 242nd Ind. Military Transport Sqn | An-2, Mi-8 | Pskov |
| 98th Airborne Division | Ivanovo |
| | U/I Ind. Military Transport Sqn | An-2, Mi-8 | Ivanovo |
| 104th Airborne Division | Ulyanovsk |
| | 116th Ind. Military Transport Sqn | An-2, Mi-8 | Belyl Klutsh |
| 106th Airborne Division | Tula |
| | 110th Ind. Military Transport Sqn | An-2, Mi-8 | Tula |
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| Northern Military District |
| 26th Army Corps | Petrozavodsk |
| | Possible Ind. Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8, -9, -24 | ?unconfirmed |
| | Possible Ind. Combat Helo Regt | Mi-8, -24 | ?unconfirmed |
| | 485th Ind. Combat Control Helo Regt | Mi-8, -9, -24 | Alakurti |
| 30th Army Corps | Vyborg |
| | Possible Ind. Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8, -9, -24 | ?unconfirmed |
| | 172nd Ind. Combat Helicopter Regt | Mi-8, -24 | Kasimovo |
| | 332nd Ind. Combat Control Helo Regt | Mi-8, -B, -24 | Pribylovo |
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| Moscow Military District |
| | 239th Guards Ind. Helicopter Regt | Mi-8, -24 | Yefremov |
| 1st Army | Smolensk |
| | 6th Ind. Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8, -9, -24 | Vyaz'ma |
| | 336th Ind. Combat Helicopter Regt | Mi-8, -24 | Kaluga |
| | 440th Ind. Combat Control Helo Regt | Mi-8, -9, -24 | Vyaz'ma |
| 20th Army Corps | Voronezh |
| | 41st Ind. Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8, -9, -24 | Klakovo |
| | 178th Ind. Combat Helicopter Regt | Mi-8, -24 | Kursk |
| | 490th Ind. Combat Control Helo Regt | Mi-8, -9, -24 | Klakovo |
| 22nd Army | Nizhny Novgorod |
| | Possible Ind. Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8, -9, -24 | ?unconfirmed |
| | 225th Ind. Combat Helicopter Regt | Mi-8, -24 | Protasovo |
| | 439th Ind. Combat Control Helo Regt | Mi-8, -9, -24 | Kostroma |
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| Volga Military District |
| 2nd Army | Chernorech'ye |
| | U/I Ind. Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8, -9, -24 | unknown |
| | 36th Ind. Helicopter Regt | Mi-6, -8 | Serdobsk |
| | 437th Ind. Combat Helo Regt | Mi-8, -24 | Ozinki |
| | 793rd Ind. Combat Transport Helo Regt | Mi-8, -26 | Kinel Cherkassy |
| Syzran Pilots' Higher Military Aviation School |
| | 131st Helicopter Training Regt | Mi-8, -24 | Sokol |
| | 484th Helicopter Training Regt | Mi-8, -24 | Syzran |
| | 626th Helicopter Training Regt | Mi-8, -24 | Pugaohev |
| Ufa Pilots' Higher Military Aviation School |
| | 330th Helicopter Training Regt | Mi-8, -24 | Ufa |
| | 851st Helicopter Training Regt | Mi-8, -24 | Bezenchuk |
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| North Caucasus Military District |
| 58th Army | Vladikavkaz |
| | Possible Ind. Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8, -9, -24 | ?unconfirmed |
| | 487th Ind. Combat Helicopter Regt | Mi-8, -9, -24 | Budyonnovsk |
| | U/I Ind. Combat Control Hem Regt | Mi-8, -9, -24 | unknown |
| 67th Army Corps | Krasnodar |
| | 326th Ind. Helicopter Sqn | An-2, Mi-8, -9, -24 | Bataysk |
| | 55th Ind. Combat Helicopter Regt | Mi-8, -24 | Korenovsk |
| | 325th Ind. Combat Transport Helo Regt | Mi-6, -8, -26 | Yegorlyskaya |
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| Trans Baikal Military District |
| 55th Army | Borzya |
| | U/I Ind. Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8, -9, -24 | unknown |
| | U/I Ind. Combat Helo Regt | Mi-8, -24 | unknown |
| | U/I Ind. Combat Control Helo Regt | Mi-8, -9, -24 | unknown |
| 57th Army Corps | Ulan Ude |
| | U/I Ind. Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8, -9, -24 | unknown |
| | U/I Ind. Combat Helo Regt | Mi-8, -24 | unknown |
| | U/I ind. Combat Control Hem Regt | Mi-8, -9, -24 | unknown |
| | U/I ind. Combat Transport Helo Regt | Mi-6, -8 | unknown |
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| Far Eastern Military District |
| 5th Army | Ussuriysk |
| | U/I Ind. Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8, -9, -24 | unknown |
| | U/I Ind. Combat Helo Regt | Mi-8, -24 | unknown |
| | U/I Ind. Combat Control Helo Regt | Mi-8, -9, -24 | unknown |
| 25th Army Corps | Petropavlovsk |
| | U/I Ind. Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8, -9, -24 | unknown |
| | U/I Ind. Combat Helo Regt | Mi-8, -24 | unknown |
| | U/I ind. Combat Control Helo Regt | Mi-8, -9, -24 | unknown |
| 35th Army | Belogorsk |
| | U/I Ind. Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8, -9, -24 | unknown |
| | U/I Ind. Combat Helo Regt | Mi-8, -24 | unknown |
| | U/I ind. Combat Control Helo Regt | Mi-8, -9, -24 | unknown |
| 68th Army Corps | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk |
| | U/I Ind. Helicopter Sqn | Mi-8, -9, -24 | unknown |
| | U/I Ind. Combat Helo Regt | Mi-8, -24 | unknown |
| | U/I ind. Combat Control Helo Regt | Mi-8, -9, -24 | unknown |
| | U/I ind. Combat Transport Hem Regt | Mi-6, -8, -26? | unknown |
| | U/I ind. Combat Transport Helo Regt | Mi-6, -8, -26? | unknown |
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| Siberian Military District |
| 28th Army Corps | Kemerovo |
| | U/I Ind. Helicopter Sqn | An-2, Mi-2, -8, -9, -24 | Omsk |
| | U/I Ind. Combat Helo Regt | Mi-8, -24 | unknown |
| | U/I ind. Combat Control Helo Regt | Mi-8, -9, -24 | unknown |
| | U/I ind. Combat Transport Helo Regt | Mi-6, -8 | unknown |
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